To Have and to Hold

Download or read book To Have and to Hold written by Jessica Weiss and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2000-04-15 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on interviews with American couples from the 1950s to the 1980s, Weiss creates a dynamic portrait of family and social change in the postwar era. She then pairs these firsthand accounts with deft analysis of movies, magazines, and advice books from each decade, providing an intimate look at ordinary marriages in a time of sweeping cultural change. 8 halftones.